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margaret thatcher, britain's prime minister during ronald reagan's term in office and his staunchest international ally. too frail to attend, lady thatcher asked britain's foreign secretary to read a tribute on her behalf. >> ronald reagan was a great president and a great man. a true leader for our times. he held clear principles and acted upon them with purpose. >> reporter: ten feet tall and cast in bronze, the statue of ronald reagan was commissioned by the reagan foundation and paid for by private donors. ronald reagan's financial and social conservatism still make him a controversial figure here in the uk. but he is widely admired for his diplomatic skills and especially his willingness to engage the soviet union and help end the cold war. it is for his international statesmanship that ronald reagan will be remembered on this side of the atlantic and for a rare combination of skill, luck and courage that gave him a giant's role in modern history. elizabeth palmer, cbs news, london. >>> and at three minutes past the hour, here's erica. >>> want to get you the latest on the sexua
margaret thatcher, britain's prime minister during ronald reagan's term in office and his staunchest international ally. too frail to attend, lady thatcher asked britain's foreign secretary to read a tribute on her behalf. >> ronald reagan was a great president and a great man. a true leader for our times. he held clear principles and acted upon them with purpose. >> reporter: ten feet tall and cast in bronze, the statue of ronald reagan was commissioned by the reagan foundation and...
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in a minute. >>> eleanor goodman is from channel 14 in britain. good morning. >> good morning. >> how extraordinary move of this is for a paper around almost 170 years to all of a sudden just shut down like this? >> it is extraordinary. i was talking to a person earlier today like a pencil line on a boat. murdoch is trying to keep his empire afloat and every time he does it he has to throw something overboard. the first thing he threw overboard if you like is andy coulson the former editor and now throwing over the newspaper which is a golden egg over here for him. looks like he will finally accept the inevitable and accept the resignation of the former editor of the news of the world rebecca brooks. it's very difficult to see what else she could say other than i resign i accept responsibility. >> let's talk about this deal though, that elizabeth just mentioned a you for a moments ago involved in his massive $12 billion pound build to acquire british sky news. how do these developments impact or impede the requirements necessary to make that entit
in a minute. >>> eleanor goodman is from channel 14 in britain. good morning. >> good morning. >> how extraordinary move of this is for a paper around almost 170 years to all of a sudden just shut down like this? >> it is extraordinary. i was talking to a person earlier today like a pencil line on a boat. murdoch is trying to keep his empire afloat and every time he does it he has to throw something overboard. the first thing he threw overboard if you like is andy...
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. >>> the phone-hacking scandal in britain, british lawmaker wants police to investigate whether james murdoch, son of rupert murdoch, lied to parliament. jeff glor is in london with more on this. good morning, jeff. >> reporter: good morning, betty. the murdoch family line has long been up until recently they believe the hacking was largely the work of a single rogue reporter. at issue here is an e-mail that james murdoch may or may not have seen, at least three years ago, seems to indicate it was a much bigger and much more widespread problem and here is what james murdoch said to parliament on tuesday. >> are you made aware of the -- the transcript of the -- message? >> no, i was not aware of that at the time. >> reporter: that is is not so according to two former news corp. employees. in a written statement, they say just by way of clarification, we would like to point out that james murdoch's recollection of what he was told was mistaken. james murdoch then issued a statement saying he stands by his testimony on tuesday. betty? >> very interesting. jeff glor in london for us, than
. >>> the phone-hacking scandal in britain, british lawmaker wants police to investigate whether james murdoch, son of rupert murdoch, lied to parliament. jeff glor is in london with more on this. good morning, jeff. >> reporter: good morning, betty. the murdoch family line has long been up until recently they believe the hacking was largely the work of a single rogue reporter. at issue here is an e-mail that james murdoch may or may not have seen, at least three years ago, seems...
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hoping the newspaper scandal that has consumed britain doesn't envelope his american interests. as owner of the "wall street journal" and more. now an fbi probe is officially under way looking into whether murdoch employees maid investigators to hack into the voice mails of 9/11 victims. this as the directors of news corp. beginning hiring former u.s. attorney mary jo white and former attorney general michael mukasey. >> it's hard to know what kind of jeopardy they are in because we don't know all of the facts. in connection with any bribes that were paid in england. >> reporter: here in england, the ever expanding list of influential figures who have either resigned, been arrested or forced to answer questions now includes the prime minister. david cameron. >> order! >> reporter: he cut short a diplomatic trip to africa so he could say during an emergency session of parliament that he is sorry. >> you live and you learn and believe you, me, i have learned. >> reporter: he was talking about his once close, now toxic ties to a former editor of the "news of the world" andy coulson
hoping the newspaper scandal that has consumed britain doesn't envelope his american interests. as owner of the "wall street journal" and more. now an fbi probe is officially under way looking into whether murdoch employees maid investigators to hack into the voice mails of 9/11 victims. this as the directors of news corp. beginning hiring former u.s. attorney mary jo white and former attorney general michael mukasey. >> it's hard to know what kind of jeopardy they are in...
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coming up, a new tabloid battle in britain. the public and the prime minister taking on the biggest sunday newspaper, the "news of the world" is accused of hacking and tap tampering of phone messages of a missing girl later found murdered. >> authorities want to find out if the alleged hacking hampered the investigation. they are looking into reported police payoff by the newspaper. we go to london for the latest op. the case and we'll speak with hugh grant who had his voice mail hacked by "news of the world." he'll join us later. >>> first president obama meets with congressional leaders to break the log jam over raising the federal debt limit. the president wants a long-term solution for the government's budget problems. >> i've heard reports that there may be some in congress who want to do just enough to make sure that america avoids defaulting on our debt in the short term, but then wants to kick the can down the road when it comes to solving the larger problem of our deficit. i don't share that view. >> joining us this mo
coming up, a new tabloid battle in britain. the public and the prime minister taking on the biggest sunday newspaper, the "news of the world" is accused of hacking and tap tampering of phone messages of a missing girl later found murdered. >> authorities want to find out if the alleged hacking hampered the investigation. they are looking into reported police payoff by the newspaper. we go to london for the latest op. the case and we'll speak with hugh grant who had his voice...
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take the case of great britain. they were in the same place about a year ago. their debt was downgraded. they had aaa and they lost it. they did the right thing. they made some really, hard tough choices and got the aaa back. you know, this isn't written in stone. we can -- our future is in our own making. we just have to do it. >> mark zandi, thank you for taking the time. >> thank you. >>> congress needed any more problems for the third time this year, one of its members is now quitting due to a sex scandal. cbs news correspondent bill whitaker has that story. >> reporter: congress may have trouble agreeing on almost anything. but when it comes to one of their own and the subject is sex, they can act with blazing speed. oregon democrat david wu who has served 13 years in the house, abruptly resigned on tuesday under heavy pressure from fellow democrats. this after allegations from the teenage daughter of a campaign donor allegedly accusing wu of an unwanted sexual encounter. >> the leadership probably figure that there wasn't much downside to getting him to r
take the case of great britain. they were in the same place about a year ago. their debt was downgraded. they had aaa and they lost it. they did the right thing. they made some really, hard tough choices and got the aaa back. you know, this isn't written in stone. we can -- our future is in our own making. we just have to do it. >> mark zandi, thank you for taking the time. >> thank you. >>> congress needed any more problems for the third time this year, one of its members...
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the magnificent gown kate middleton wore when she became the wife of britain's prince william. now record-setting crowds are taking a peek early this saturday morning, july 23, 2011. captioning funded by cbs >>> welcome to an already steaming new york city this saturday morning. 108 degrees today. ugh. i'm russ mitchell. >> i'm rebecca jarvis. it hits you like a brick wall out there. we're going to be joined by new york mayor bloomberg. he will be with us to discuss the first gay marriages to take place here in new york tomorrow. for him, it's personal. he'll be officiating two of his top aides who are getting married tomorrow. all three will be joining us coming up a little later in the program. >> we're going to begin with fire in a youth camp, killing at least 84 people. cbs news correspondent jeff glor is in oslo with the latest. jeff, good morning. >>> russ, good morning to you. norway woke to the full scope of this tragedy. today as the death toll rose dramatically overnight. many of the deaths as you mention at a campground 60 miles north of here. >> 600 kids on this sma
the magnificent gown kate middleton wore when she became the wife of britain's prince william. now record-setting crowds are taking a peek early this saturday morning, july 23, 2011. captioning funded by cbs >>> welcome to an already steaming new york city this saturday morning. 108 degrees today. ugh. i'm russ mitchell. >> i'm rebecca jarvis. it hits you like a brick wall out there. we're going to be joined by new york mayor bloomberg. he will be with us to discuss the first gay...
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there is a yet another development in britain's phone hacking scandal. this morning, a new arrest in the investigation of a man said to be a former editor of the "news of the world." as pressure grows on rupert murdoch to testify in london and possibly washington. we will the latest on that in a bit. every day, a new development. >> that is right. >> looks like that thing is a thing of the past. we will get to that coming up. >>> first with time running out to increase the debt limit, tensions running high in the ongoing negotiations at the white house. according to republicans, the president abruptly walked out of wednesday's meeting. cbs news congressional correspondent nancy cordes joins us from capitol hill with the latest. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. it appears patience is wearing thin in the room where the president is meeting at the white house with eight top congressional leaders. both sides accuse the other of moving the goal posts, of failing to lead, and now it appears the president has had enough. they may have been all sm
there is a yet another development in britain's phone hacking scandal. this morning, a new arrest in the investigation of a man said to be a former editor of the "news of the world." as pressure grows on rupert murdoch to testify in london and possibly washington. we will the latest on that in a bit. every day, a new development. >> that is right. >> looks like that thing is a thing of the past. we will get to that coming up. >>> first with time running out to...